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Cherche Midi Opens

Daniel Parilla, left, and Shane McBride of Cherche Midi.Credit
Sasha Maslov for The New York Times

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CHERCHE MIDI

In addition to Balthazar, Keith McNally’s French comfort zone now includes this restaurant named for a Left Bank street where he once lived. It replaces Pulino’s with a vintage look that fades to ivory on the walls and ceiling, touches of tile, red leather banquettes, globe lights and a giant display of wine and liquor in the cabinetry. And tablecloths. The menu, by two chefs, Shane McBride and Daniel Parilla, offers a contemporary reading of fairly classic fare, with sheep cheese alongside heirloom beets, lobster ravioli in a ginger beurre blanc, skate wing meunière with fennel in its onion soubise, and dry-aged prime rib with cider-braised onions. Mr. McNally said he is “happy with the food and happy with how it turned out.” (Opens Friday): 282 Bowery (East Houston Street), 212-226-3055, cherchemidiny.com.

THE BLACK ANT This contemporary Mexican spot has Mario Hernandez, formerly of La Esquina and now a partner in Ofrenda, in the kitchen. The bar puts the spotlight on agave-based drinks of all kinds: 60 Second Avenue (Fifth Street), 212-598-0300, blackantnyc.com.

CHAPTER ONE A vintage tavern look is the setting for pub fare to accompany wines from City Winery, New York State beers and American whiskeys: 33 Greenwich Avenue (Charles Street), 212-842-9146, chapteronenyc.com.

IL MULINO PRIME The original Il Mulino on West Third Street in Greenwich Village spawned an international chain. Its next offshoot, in a space that once housed T-Bar Soho, will be a steakhouse. But don’t expect the usual dark wood and leather setting for rib-eyes and cabernet. Instead, you’ll find a nod to Hemingway, with white papier-mâché taxidermy (rhino heads and such) and stenciled quotes on whitewashed brick and plaster walls. A section of the mostly Italian menu is devoted to slabs of marbled beef and bison. (Monday): 331 West Broadway (Broome Street), 212-226-0020, ilmulino.com.

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ROOF AT PARK SOUTH A cocktail bar with panoramic views has opened atop Park South, a boutique hotel, with mostly small plates from Tim Cushman of O Ya in Boston: 125 East 27th Street, 212-204-5222, roofatparksouth.com.

SMORGASBAR Through Labor Day, an outdoor food court greets visitors at the busy main entrance to Jones Beach. It features a bar in a shipping container, several food vendors and large tents for eating, drinking and special events throughout the summer. (Friday): Central Mall, Jones Beach, 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh, N.Y., brooklynflea.com.

TIERRA In March, when Sue Torres closed Sueños, her Mexican restaurant in Chelsea, she left a clientele that had been accumulating for 11 years in the lurch. A new baby and a move to Connecticut forced the decision. “I thought I could keep it going, but it was impossible,” she said. Now, Sueños fans, you can enjoy her Latin fare again if you hop in your cars or get on Metro-North. Ms. Torres and her husband, Darren Carbone, also a chef who worked at El Vez and Alma de Cuba in Philadelphia, are opening a place in Westport’s original town hall. The menu travels beyond just Mexico with empanadas, chimichurri sauce, hanger steak with Peruvian potato salad, along with tacos, chicken chilaquiles, and achiote-rubbed branzino with Yucatán salsa, all given inventive twists. (Opens Wednesday): 90 Post Road East, Westport, Conn., 203-557-4850, tierrawestport.com.

Looking Ahead

GANSO YAKI Harris Salat, who owns Ganso in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, has signed up the chef Tadashi Ono to be a partner and culinary director for an expansion of the Ganso brand. The two men have written several cookbooks together, and Mr. Ono’s latest restaurant, Maison O, recently closed. In the fall, they will open Ganso Yaki, serving Japanese grilled items and street food, and next, a Japanese fish shack: 515 Atlantic Avenue (Third Avenue), Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

SHUKO Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau, who both worked at Masa and then at Neta in Greenwich Village, will open this kaiseki-sushi restaurant in the fall, featuring tasting menus. But as a warm-up to their main event, they are opening a summer pop-up, Shuko Beach, July 1 in East Hampton, N.Y. It will be in the former Highway Diner space at 290 Montauk Highway, with reservations starting that day on opentable.com: 47 East 12th Street.